Regulatory consultants have concerns about the draft Personal Care Products Safety Act's proposed standard for FDA ingredient review – reasonable certainty of no harm. The standard's de facto application in FDA's review of new dietary ingredients in the supplement space has resulted in a fail rate of around 75%.
The draft Personal Care Products Safety Act proposes that FDA review cosmetic ingredients against a standard that has proven challenging for the dietary supplement industry and could set unrealistically high consumer expectations, experts suggest.
The bill would require FDA to evaluate the safety of five cosmetic ingredients or non-functional constituents annually, considering whether evidence...
Lawmakers in California heeded calls from industry to change proposed legislation to avoid a wider ban on microplastics in personal care products.
Four co-chairs of the House of Representatives’ Skin Cancer Caucus have introduced the Safe Sunscreen Standards Act to direct FDA to establish clearer, ‘more flexible’ standards for evaluating sunscreen ingredients.
A US House bill would give the FDA $33.1m more in budget authority than requested by the Trump Administration for fiscal year 2026. The measure was sent to the full House Appropriations committee on a party-line vote.
The Independent Beauty Association has launched an interactive Policy Map tracking state and federal bills and filtering by state or topic, pinpointing bills of great priority.
The White House requested $6.8bn for the FDA, down 3.9% from the current funding level, but does not propose any legislative changes. In previous years, the agency used the budget process to seek statutory fixes specific to generic drugs and shortages.
A US House bill would give the FDA $33.1m more in budget authority than requested by the Trump Administration for fiscal year 2026. The measure was sent to the full House Appropriations committee on a party-line vote.
The Independent Beauty Association has launched an interactive Policy Map tracking state and federal bills and filtering by state or topic, pinpointing bills of great priority.
